Jacob was the only name my husband and I could agree on. We had a girls name picked out but couldn't for the life of us decided on a boys name. Well, we were having a boy and since my Father is Michael and my husband's Father's nickname is Jake, I said what about Jacob Michael, he could have Jake as his nickname IF he wanted to be called that. So my husband agreed. I do love the name BUT our son was born in 2012 and of course I got asked if I named him after Twilight, um no!

My son was born in 20111 and everyone was saying thats why i named my son jacob because of twilighf.. no its not because of twilight. We had two names picked out and jacob is the one we both decided on n my boyfriend hates twilight.

I can't tell you how many people have asked me if my Jacob, born in 2009 was named after the Jacob in the Twilight series. Now, don't get me wrong, I love watching those movies, but would I name my kid after a character in it? No. Jacob was the only name my boyfriend and I could agree on. We both come from big families and did not want to have a repeat name. Jacob was not a repeat in either family and was agreed upon by both of us..Win win

I know this is after the fact but for anyone else: name your baby whatever you want as long as you think it's a name your baby can live with...20 years from now no one is going to care about Twilight or other hit shows. Personally, I love the name Jacob which happens to be my husbands name too :)

Jacob has been the name I wanted for years and it is my great grandfathers name on my mother's side. For a few years my fiance and I have wanted to name our first son Jacob and now we found out we are having a boy. However, now it is getting more and more popular. My fiances name is also Edward, so I don't want people thinking I am naming my son Jacob because of Twilight or something. I really like the name Ryder as well. We were thinking Jacob Ryder for the first and middle name. I don't know anyone with the name Jacob so don't see how it is so popular. Can anyone help me decide?

So what are your thoughts about naming a baby something that a cousin also named their baby? I've loved the name Jacob for years, but my first child was a girl and my husband's cousin's first child was a boy. Of course they used my favorite boy name, but if my second child is a boy, do you think I should pick something else? We don't live near them, and usually only see them once a year, but his family is still "close" and he thinks we should find another name :(